The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Akwa Ibom State Council, has announced a boycott of all activities related to the state’s House of Assembly.
This decision comes in response to the appointment of a non-union member as Press Secretary to the Speaker, Mr Udeme Otong.
The resolution was one of several made during the NUJ’s monthly Congress held on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at the Council’s Secretariat in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
A communique outlining the resolutions was issued to members on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Comrade Amos Etuk, State Chairman, signed the communique; Comrade Dominic Akpan, Secretary; and Comrade Iniobong Ekponta, Comrade Dianime Uko, Comrade Emem Okon, who are respectively Chairman, Secretary, and member of the Communique drafting Committee.
It stated, “Congress directed all Journalists covering the activities of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, including the Press Corps, to withdraw their services with immediate effect over the appointment of a non-journalist as the Press Secretary (Head of Press Corps) by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Udeme Otong.”
The union expressed its displeasure at the development and warned that any member who defies this directive would face severe sanctions.
<span;>In addition to the boycott, the Congress discussed several other issues, including environmental and community concerns.
